Evidence Explorer

This document contains correspondence related to the Japan Air Lines (JAL) UFO sighting incident reported by Captain Kenju Terauchi on November 17, 1986. It includes requests for information from various individuals and organizations seeking details about the sighting and related FAA documentation.

… slightly toward us, moving in an easterly to a@ westwardly direction, When first sighted it had a bright green color which changed to yellow then to an orange red and died out of sight as though it had disintegrated in a motionless position. it just stopped, got real bright and died out. Its color seemed to linger rather than have a tail like a shooting sta…

The document discusses the sightings of mysterious aerial objects referred to as 'ghost rockets' in Sweden during the summer of 1946, and the subsequent reports of similar phenomena in the United States, notably the sighting by Kenneth Arnold in June 1947, which popularized the term 'flying saucers'.

…campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York - the following aerial phenomenon was observed: a . Light resembling a jet exhaust, greenish—blue with an orange-red trail was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High i | cirrus clouds estimated at more that 20,000 feet alt…

…he campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York the following aerial phenomenon was observed: a light resembling a jet exhaust, greenish-—blue with an orange-red trail was moving in a westerly direction at a very high speed. It appeared to traverse 30 degrees of arc in approximately two seconds. High cirrus clouds estimated at more that 20,000 feet altitud…

…ROM (Agency) albany, Georcia Wing Intellicence, Moody AFR, Georsia DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION ii ff 3 February 1953 28 January 1952 P64 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE PRANK C. O'PANNON, Cantain, usar | iy REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., az applicable) APL Noes 200-5 dtd 29 Avril 1952: TWX GI libha dtd 30 Janvary…

…ect was white in color. When first sighted, SOURCE was flying on a heading of three five five (355) degrees . at four thousand (4,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly above oe the aircraft. At the end of the observation SOURCE was flying a ten thou~ : sand (10,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly below the aircrafts _ At the time of t…

…M (Agency) Albany, Georgia Wing Intelligence, Moody AFR, Georcia DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION if e rs 3 February 1953 28 January 195? Pn6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE FRANK. C. O'BANNON, Cant ain, USAF Major Hal W, Lamb, 93h) A REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AML Noy 200-5 dtd 29 April 1952 ¢ TWX …

…bject was white in color, When first sighted, SOURCE was flying on a heading of three five five (355) degrees at four thousand (4,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly above the aircraft. At the end of the observation SOURCE was flying a ten thou- sand (10,000) feet and the object appeared to be slightly below the aircraft. At the time of the firs…

… a weather bureau observer and police and fire station dispatchers re- pected seeing the "elongated" or "arrow shaped" object which gave off brilliant "orange, red, green and bluish-white colors", M. F. Fetchenbach, traffic controller at the Love Field tower, si 1 "light in the sky" at 1:15 a.m. An off-duty policeman said he saw the objec disapvear at 5:30 a…

… INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 17th AcawW Squadron, Duncanville,|< BOUT gy ; races 22-1 S) 2 cS PAGE 6 OF 7 PAGES He said a number of pilots gathered in the tower to watch the spectacle. Mr. Moore said he'd been a pilot for 27 years, worked, in the tower for i years, and "I should know a.plane or a star by now. ‘his wasn't either! Military Offi…

… toward the junction of the Westfield Road with Highway # 1. This time we could observe the light much better through the windshield of our car. The light appeared to be ahead of us. Our observation was momentarilly impeded by trees and housings in the area, however, it was possible during the major part of the time when our car was on the Westfield Road. Ar…

…FROM (Agency) Highway 91 between Wolf Creek & Gr Montana 29th Air Division (Defense) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION J 02/0400 2 JAN 1952 F6 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE USAF Civilian REFERENCES Conitol ey Fir ectivg, previous Feport, ar as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph.…

Zunachst ist es nétig, darauf hinzuweisen, dal die mir im Februar 1952 iibertragene Auf- gabe lediglich darin bestand, geeignete Ob- rma! jekte zu suchen und ferner die rein fo le Abfassung der Vertrage mit den pers thofs- besitzern im gua bzv ach den Angaben der BGL v anehinen In Kratzhamm born und N colm- nitz fanden aie a eer ats gungen der Bedingungen st…

Wissen ist Macht ' ' F - stunde abhalt Es handelt sich um folgende Interessengebiet Kollegen, die A >prech ant ° — n, - hr eigenes Wissen ebenfalls miihsam un a ” ae Mi ihr eigenes ‘ Sowohl im I bsheshine Leiter Koll. Pester oft gegen gréBere Widerstnde haben on. yowonl im Leben des Einze menschen wie Scholtanlagen Blaschke ot gegen grok auch im Leben der Vo…

| | } Wissen ist Macht Sowohl im Leben - ~ Lésel erlaBliche Voraussetzung und die treibende Kraft jeglichen Fortschritts, Das Wissen ist es, das aus stumpfen Arbeitsmenschen kritisch denken fe, selbstandige und selbstbewuBte esen macht, und Wissen ist dic Hauptur- sache des gewaltigen Aufschwungs von Tech- nik, Wirtschaft und Kultur. Es ist deshalb klug und …

tlaub in Ungarn Wer schmiedet nicht schon weit vor der Uri —~ zeit seinen Ferienplan? Sehr verschieden die Wiinsche und Anspriiche. Den einen zicht nan die See. Dem ibe erwiegenden Teil unserer werktatigen Beval- kerung ist he oe gegeben,durch den Feriendienst u Gewerkschaft, den Urlaub in einem scion “Ferenhem Lebrlicg a kénnen. Und v t dies méglich? Weil d…

; ; ub in Ungarn Wer schmiedet nicht schon weit vor der Urla: or zeit seinen Ferienplan? Sehr verschieden sind die Wiinsche und Anspriiche. Den einen zicht es in die “woth den anderen an die See. Dem in einem schénen Ferienheim verbtingen zu ‘Snnen. Und warum ist dies méglich? Weil durch die eee Erfol lolge unseres Wirtschafts- jufba heitswesen be: : Vorauss…

…47, of the 2nd Ptr—Intep Sq, MeGuire renton, New Jersey. On 6 December 1952 while on a training flight in a roximately 1800 hours. The pilot observed what appeared to be an object (round) of varying intensity. ‘he colors of the light varied in intensity from ao 7 R| a red and.ambers During these changes the light seemed to expand with flaring ey! )e. No. pat…

… ditedll el Southern Sigeonein PoGth SON Ga, Williene Bey, “Lesenein DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 26 Pelruery 1953 23 Pebruery 1953 vk Pe PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Captain Dament C. Millis Individies] Lieted below REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AVL G00e%, 29 Angil 1953 SUMMARY: (Enter concise …